Cedric Poole's extracts from the journals of John Wesley which are in the public domain. The extracts are from years which correspond with the day and date of the current year (2011). So when JW says it is Monday 5 Sept 17.., it is Monday 5 Sept, 2011 . Over the years I have found this to be an interesting way to read John Wesley's journals. I hope you do too.

Saturday, July 16, 2011

The sun shining in my face was a little troublesome

Sat. 16 July 1774. I went to Epworth and preached in the market-place to a numerous and quiet congregation. Sunday 17, about eight, I preached at Misterton. The sun shining in my face was a little troublesome at first but was soon covered with clouds. We had an useful sermon at Haxey church. About one, I preached at Upperthorpe; and between four and five, the rain being stayed, I began in Epworth market-place. Such a congregation never met there before. And they did not meet in vain.

About Me

I sensed my call into the ministry in March,1976. Fulltime ministry however, was the last thing on my 16 year old mind and I decided to study dentistry and worked in private practice in Pietermaritzburg in South Africa until submitting to the call in 1994. I am a firm believer in the relevance of John Wesley's teachings and theology for the modern/postmodern era that we live in. My goal with this project is to bring the man described as a "Plain man for plain people" to as many plain people as possible.